METALLICAs Orion: RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

Natives of Mexico City, Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero began their careers as members of TIERRA ACIDA, a heavy metal band which played on the city s underground gig circuit for seven years. Like a lot of Mexican youth, we were heavily influenced by American metal bands METALLICA, MEGADETH, PANTERA, and also SEPULTURA, Gabriela explained. It was a full band, very loud, and for vocals, Rodrigo would just scream. We played this way for seven